Four Elphaba Performers Share ‘Defying Gravity’ at Musical Con

Louise Dearman, Alice Fearn, Nikki Bentley and Laura Pick perform “Defying Gravity” together at Musical Con 2022, giving the song an ensemble setting.

Official London Theatre names all four singers and identifies the convention appearance. The recording keeps the musical details within their identified event and arrangement. This keeps the contribution connected to the complete performance and its source context.

Sharing a familiar lead line lets the singers bring different tones into one continuing arrangement. The recording keeps the musical details within their identified event and arrangement.

Each performer contributes a distinct vocal color around the song’s common melody. The recording keeps the musical details within their identified event and arrangement. This keeps the contribution connected to the complete performance and its source context.

Harmony broadens the sound while keeping the tune’s direction clear. The recording keeps the musical details within their identified event and arrangement.

Watch the performance

Coordinated phrase endings help the quartet move together into the next passage. The recording keeps the musical details within their identified event and arrangement. This keeps the contribution connected to the complete performance and its source context.

The singers share one stage, presenting the song as a live ensemble rather than separate recordings. The recording keeps the musical details within their identified event and arrangement.

The known melody remains at the center as four voices expand its texture. The recording keeps the musical details within their identified event and arrangement. This keeps the contribution connected to the complete performance and its source context.

The performers are associated with the role of Elphaba, giving the group performance a theatrical context. The recording keeps the musical details within their identified event and arrangement.

Supporting parts connect the individual lines into one progression. The recording keeps the musical details within their identified event and arrangement. This keeps the contribution connected to the complete performance and its source context.

Wicked’s twentieth-anniversary edition offers another recording of “Defying Gravity.” The recording keeps the musical details within their identified event and arrangement.

The original Broadway cast recording provides a separate companion version. The recording keeps the musical details within their identified event and arrangement. This keeps the contribution connected to the complete performance and its source context.

The related recordings retain different performers and occasions while sharing the song. The recording keeps the musical details within their identified event and arrangement.

The quartet’s arrangement balances solo emphasis with combined singing. The recording keeps the musical details within their identified event and arrangement. This keeps the contribution connected to the complete performance and its source context.

Each voice has a place in the texture, and coordinated phrasing holds the parts together. The recording keeps the musical details within their identified event and arrangement.

Musical Con brings Dearman, Fearn, Bentley and Pick together around the familiar Wicked melody. The recording keeps the musical details within their identified event and arrangement. This keeps the contribution connected to the complete performance and its source context.

More videos to explore

WICKED The Musical’s anniversary edition presents the song in another setting.

The original Broadway cast lyric video offers a separate recording context.

Further reading: Performance background and source. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdki6qvyV8c